Setting up self hosted blog

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  kayleighalice4 · Member · Aug 27, 2019 at 8:09 pm

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  Hello
  I have just bought a domain name with Namecheap and shared hosting plan with Kualo, and now wish to use wordpress to build my blog. How do I do this? I am a complete novice

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  supernovia · Staff · Aug 28, 2019 at 12:03 am

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  Hi @kayleighalice4, actually you’ve just posted in the free-site forums for the managed hosting service.

  You would be welcome to set up the site here with us, as that can be really helpful to novices since we provide support and what not. You can see our pricing here:
  https://wordpress.com/pricing/ — all paid plans will let you use your domain, and will give you direct support. You don’t get direct customer service with a free copy of WordPress.

  Still, if you want to ask for advice on managing your own copy of WordPress with another host, you can create an account for the self-hosted forums over at https://wordpress.org/support/forums/ and post there.

  And here’s the difference between our service and the free DIY software:

  WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org

  Hoping this helps!